Vance County Courthouse

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Vance County Courthouse
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Location122 Young St.,
Henderson, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°19′43″N78°24′08″W / 36.3286°N 78.4022°W / 36.3286; -78.4022
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884), 1908
ArchitectJames R. Thrower; Milburn, Heister & Company
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001757 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The former Vance County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, United States. It was originally built in 1884, before it was extensively remodeled in 1908 by Milburn, Heister & Company in the Neoclassical style. It is a two-story, tan brick, cross-plan building with a monumental front portico supported by brick columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Henderson Central Business Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Vance County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.